Featured new generation GPU "GeForce RTX 3080" debuts, price starts from 95,700 yen including tax --AKIBA PC Hotline!

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Performance that exceeds GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

NVIDIA's new generation GPU "GeForce RTX 30 series" that realized twice the performance of the previous generation has appeared, and video cards equipped with "GeForce RTX 3080" have been released by each company.

As of the opening of the ban on sales at 22:00 on Thursday, 17th, a total of 8 models of ASUS, GIGABYTE, MSI, Palit, ZOTAC, and expert-oriented will be in stock at each shop. The over-the-counter price is 95,700-113,300 yen including tax, and the cheapest model is Palit's "NED3080019IA-132AA" (see the separate article for details on each model). Some shops sell at night.

The GeForce RTX 30 series is a GPU with a new "Ampere" architecture. The next-generation GPU of the GeForce RTX 20 series that adopts the Turing architecture will be equipped with the 2nd generation RT core that realizes real-time ray tracing, and the 3rd generation Tensor core for deep learning. There are three lineups from the top: RTX 3090, RTX 3080, and RTX 3070.

The company appeals that the performance of the RTX 30 series has doubled compared to the RTX 20 series. It is said that the throughput of the 2nd generation RT core, the 3rd generation Tensor core, and the improved SM (Streaming Multiprocessor) has doubled, and even the lowest RTX 3070 is the highest RTX 2080 Ti in the RTX 20 series. It is said that it has better performance than.

PCIe Gen4 is used for the interface with the PC. The supported resolution is 8K (7,680 x 4,320 dots), and the HDMI terminal is also version 2.1, which supports 8K. The top-level RTX 3090 can play HDR-compatible games at 8K resolution, and ShadowPlay can capture game images and play them smoothly.

Supported APIs are DirectX 12 Ultimate, Vulkan RT, OpenGL 4.6. DLSS that realizes high quality antialiasing by Tensor core, G-SYNC of dynamic display synchronization, etc. are supported, and VR Ready that can use VR headset etc. is also touted.

For NVLink (SLI-Ready), which uses multiple video cards to improve performance, only RTX 3090 is supported, and RTX 3080/30 70 is not.

The basic specifications of RTX 3080 are CUDA core number 8,704, base clock 1.44GHz, boost clock 1.71GHz, memory configuration GDDR6X 10GB (320bit), card power consumption 320W, auxiliary power connector 8 pins x 2 ( Some models have 8 pins x 3). The recommended power supply for the PC is 750W.